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Notice Date: Thursday, October 6, 2016
Notice Number: NOTC6770
FAAST Blast – ADS-B Rebate Rules, New Icing Video, NTSB Seminar, GA Careers
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Sunday, November 6, 2016

FAAST Blast — Week of Oct 03, 2016 – Oct 09, 2016
Biweekly FAA Safety Briefing News Update

How to Get Your ADS-B Rebate

            Aircraft owners – Are you interested in the FAA’s ADS-B rebate? If your aircraft is eligible (U.S. registered, fixed-wing, single-engine piston aircraft), you must then complete the following steps:

  1. Decide: Purchase TSO-certified avionics and schedule the installation on your eligible aircraft.
  2. Reserve: Before installation, use the FAA’s ADS-B Rebate website to submit a rebate reservation for your eligible aircraft. You will receive a Rebate Reservation Code. 
  3. Install: TSO-certified ADS-B avionics are installed on your eligible aircraft (step 2 must have been completed).
  4. Fly & Validate: You must fly your aircraft in “rule airspace” (e.g., Class B or C, Class E above 10,000 feet) as defined in 14 CFR 91.225 for a minimum of 30 minutes, with at least 10 aggregate minutes of maneuvering, within 60 days of the installation date in Step 3. One hour or more after your flight, you must validate the performance of your eligible aircraft’s ADS-B installation by requesting a Public Performance Report, available on the FAA’s ADS-B Rebate website. After a successful validation, you will receive an Incentive Code.

Claim: Visit the ADS-B Rebate website and submit your Rebate Reservation Code from Step 2, and your Incentive Code from Step 4, within 60 days of the scheduled installation date to claim your rebate.

 

Need Help Understanding Ice Induced Stalls? There’s a New Video for Pilots

            A new video available on the FAA’s YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/NBX84bF2d4U) helps pilots understand the phenomenon of tailplane and wing stall while flying in icing conditions. It also explains icing certification rules and recommends stall mitigation procedures during unexpected icing encounters. The FAA wants to make pilots aware that vigilance is necessary to avoid the low-speed stall accidents that occur in icing, especially with the autopilot engaged. The information in this training video supersedes, supplants, and replaces the instruction in all previous NASA tail stall icing training videos.

NTSB Hosts Safety Seminar on Pilot Impairment

            The National Transportation Safety Board will host a safety seminar on the risks of impairment to pilots by over-the-counter and prescription medications at 9 a.m. on October 15 at the NTSB’s Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia. Presentations will include drug use trends in accident investigations as well as related decision making and pilot training resources. Click here for more details and to register for this WINGS eligible event.

 

Editor’s Pick of the Week: A Little Bit of Everything

            Did you know there’s a wide array of exciting general aviation careers that are sometimes overlooked? Take a look at all the GA flying career options in the article, “A Little Bit of Everything” in the Sep/Oct 2016 issue of FAA Safety Briefing.

 

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